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People Who Use Psychedelics Know More About the Climate Crisis, Study Finds
Earth
11/04/22

People Who Use Psychedelics Know More About the Climate Crisis, Study Finds

Researchers reported that psychedelic users have a genuine interest in nature, something that could be useful as the climate crisis intensifies.

3 Dolphins Have Died in Las Vegas Since April
News
09/27/22

3 Dolphins Have Died in Las Vegas Since April

K2, an 11-year-old dolphin that was in captivity at Mirage Las Vegas’ Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat, died on September 24.

The “Doomsday Glacier” Is Barely Hanging On
Earth
09/06/22

The “Doomsday Glacier” Is Barely Hanging On

A study published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience found that Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, nicknamed the “doomsday glacier” due to the fact that its melting could drastically raise sea levels, is retreating more slowly than it did 100 years ago, and the authors say that’s both good and bad news.

Russia Shuts Down Nord Stream Pipeline Indefinitely
Earth
09/06/22

Russia Shuts Down Nord Stream Pipeline Indefinitely

Russian energy company Gazprom announced Friday that it would not pipe gas through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline until sanctions against the country are lifted.

Evangelical Group Cites the Bible as a Reason To Care About the Climate Crisis
News
08/31/22

Evangelical Group Cites the Bible as a Reason To Care About the Climate Crisis

A lengthy report from the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) intends to push other evangelicals to climate action by describing the "biblical basis" of addressing the climate crisis.

“Spanish Stonehenge” Revealed by Drought
News
08/19/22

“Spanish Stonehenge” Revealed by Drought

While the drought isn’t good news, the fact that the stones are visible has some researchers racing to study them.

U.S. Sees 3 ‘Once in 1,000-Year’ Rains in a Single Week
News
08/05/22

U.S. Sees 3 ‘Once in 1,000-Year’ Rains in a Single Week

These events are known as 1-in-1,000-year events because there is only a 0.1% chance that the amounts of rain that fell during the short timeframe would happen in a given year.

CA Beach Returned to Black Family After 100 Years in “Property-Based Reparations”
News
07/21/22

CA Beach Returned to Black Family After 100 Years in “Property-Based Reparations”

Los Angeles Country voted to return the beachfront land in June.

Kylie Jenner Called “Climate Criminal” for Ridiculously Short Jet Flight
News
07/19/22

Kylie Jenner Called “Climate Criminal” for Ridiculously Short Jet Flight

The socialite and businesswoman faced a flurry of online criticism for a notably brief ride on her personal aircraft.

This City Is Raising Its Benches To Bring Awareness to Sea Level Rise
Earth
04/15/22

This City Is Raising Its Benches To Bring Awareness to Sea Level Rise

Danish broadcasting company TV 2 Denmark launched the campaign ‘Our Earth - our responsibility,’ to show what city benches might look like in the face of the climate crisis and rising sea levels.

High-Income Countries Are Sending Plastic Waste to Low-Income Ones
Earth
04/15/22

High-Income Countries Are Sending Plastic Waste to Low-Income Ones

An analysis of global trade data from nonprofit Basel Action Network (BAN) found that even after agreeing to new rules on plastic waste exporting, the U.S., Canada, the European Union, and others still sent hundreds of millions of tons of plastic waste to other countries, where it’s typically sent to landfills, burned, or left to litter the environment.

This Caviar Is Grown in a Laboratory
Earth
04/14/22

This Caviar Is Grown in a Laboratory

Scientists from London-based Caviar Biotec in conjunction with University College London have bioengineered cells from a fish’s egg sac into lab-grown caviar.